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Mar 9
Longton Volunteer Fire Dept Meeting
Mar 10
Elk Valley School Board
Mar 11
Longton City Council
Apr 7
Longton Public Library Meeting

History & Facts

Longton is a city in Elk County, Kansas, along the Elk River.

Founded: 1870
Population: 362
Latitude: 37° 22' 40" N
Longitude: 96° 4' 50" W

Longton was originally named Elk Rapids but was renamed after a village in England to avoid confusion with nearby Elk Falls & Elk City. Herbert Capper, father of Arthur Capper, former governor, senator, and founder of Capper's Weekly, named the town. Herbert Capper owned the first hardware store in Longton.
The discovery of the Longton oil field in 1902 led to a brief period of boom times for the town.
There is more about Longton's history in the 1912 book, "Kansas, a cyclopedia of State History" by Frank W. Blackmar.

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